Box Score ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Mar. 8, 2015) - On Sunday, the No. 12 Molloy College men's lacrosse team defeated Chestnut Hill College at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex, 13-9, to remain undefeated at 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the East Coast Conference. With the loss, the Griffins fell to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the league.
Molloy controlled the entire first quarter with four goals compared to the Griffins' one. Junior
Peter Clark (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), senior
Tom Engelhardt (Bethpage, N.Y.), junior
Tom Turner (East Rockaway, N.Y.) and junior
Austin Valenti (Baldwin, N.Y.) had the tallies for Molloy, while senior
Joe Leonard (Hicksville, N.Y.) assisted on Turner's and Turner assisted on Engelhardt's.
In the second stanza, the Griffins scored three goals -- all three coming man-up -- to Molloy's two. Molloy led at halftime, 6-4. Leonard had the second quarter's first goal, receiving a feed from senior
Sal Geneva (Hicksville, N.Y.). Geneva and Leonard swapped roles when Geneva scored the Lions' second marker of the period off of Leonard's pass.
Following the intermission, the Lions reeled off four straight goals. Valenti, Leonard and Clark recorded their second goals of the game, while junior
Kevin Teresky (South Huntington, N.Y.) netted his first. The Griffins scored another man-up tally at the 2:53 mark to cut the Lions' lead to 10-5. In the fourth quarter, Chestnut Hill scored three consecutive goals to put pressure on Molloy and trim the Lions' lead to 10-8. In the two minutes after the Griffins' third goal in the last period, Molloy found the back of the cage twice. Geneva scored both times to complete his hat trick. The two squads traded goals before the end of the game, which witnessed the Lions win, 13-9.
For Molloy, Geneva finished with three goals and one assist, while Leonard had two markers and three helpers. Engelhardt, Valenti and Clark all scored two goals. In the cage for the Lions, rookie goalie
Ryan Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) continued the excellent start to his freshman campaign with eight saves.
Head Coach
Eric Petrullo and the Lions return to action on Saturday, March 14 when they venture to Brookville, N.Y. to take on No. 2 LIU Post beginning at 12 p.m. The Pioneers are currently 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the ECC. Last year, LIU Post won the ECC Championship and then lost in the first round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament, 12-6 to Limestone College.
